Plant City Airport
PCM · KPCM · Plant City, Florida · Hillsborough County · map
Plant City Airport is a public-use airport owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Auth, 2 miles southwest of Plant City, Florida, 153 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,950 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 67 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 47,975 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Plant City Airport?
Its FAA code is PCM, and its ICAO code is KPCM.
Where is Plant City Airport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Plant City, Florida, 153 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Plant City Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,950 feet long, asphalt.
Does Plant City Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Plant City Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Plant City Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Kingsky Flight Academy LLC and Lakeland Aero Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Plant City Airport?
22 pilot examiners and 27 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Plant City Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PCM · ICAO KPCM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hillsborough County Aviation Auth
- Elevation
- 153 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,950 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 200 ft, road 15 ft high 305 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 1,150 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 119.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.65 | |
| Pcm and aWOS-3PT | 120.025 | |
| Apt Remark 4 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 tampa clnc del, for pcm. |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 813-764-8259.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lakeland Linder International (8 nm east), Tampa Executive (10 nm west), Zephyrhills Municipal (14 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Nmrs 1099 feet and 1549 feet above sea level towers 12 NM ssw.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 10 and 28; PAPI runway 10 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport physical address: 4007 airport road, Plant City, FL 33563
- Noise abatement procedure in effect for departure; no turns below 500 feet above ground level unless directed by air traffic control.
- Runway 10 approach ratio 34:1 to dthr.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 tampa clnc del, for pcm.
- VFR aircraft arrival/departure Plant City airport, exer ctn due to small and hvy tbjt aircraft trsng airport traffic area 1700 feet and above on approach to lakeland international 6.5 NM east.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 52 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 47,975, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,000 |
| general aviation, local | 36,750 |
| military | 25 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Plant City from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Plant City, Florida: 26 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Kingsky Flight Academy LLC 26 aircraft · Lakeland, 9 miles away Kingsky Flight Academy is a flight school in Lakeland, Florida offering professional pilot training programs from Private Pilot through Airline Pilot certification, including ATP-CTP courses and Type Ratings for Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320
- Lakeland Aero Club INC 12 aircraft · Lakeland, 9 miles away The Lakeland Aero Club is a not-for-profit high school flying club in Lakeland, Florida, that teaches students aged 14–18 how to fly and restore vintage general aviation aircraft.
Repair stations in Plant City:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
22 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 22 for private pilot, 22 for commercial and instrument, 14 for airline transport pilot, 20 for flight instructor, 9 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 20 for airplanes, 15 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 27 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 8 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 48 training center evaluators, 1 aircrew program designee, 5 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Charles Sheridan Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (863) 660-9206 · [email protected]
- Darrin Murphy private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (803) 526-1153 · [email protected]
- Matthew Eichel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight School · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (817) 230-4148 · [email protected]
- Richard Musser private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (813) 485-4895 · [email protected]
- Steven Markhoff private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · International Aero Academy · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (214) 243-3411 · [email protected]
- Thomas James Cordell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lakeland, FL (8 nm) · (813) 716-8828 · [email protected]
- James Andrew Moseley private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Tampa Bay Executive Airport · Tampa Bay, FL (18 nm) · (618) 334-2299 · [email protected]
- Jon Kenneth Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Auburndale, FL (19 nm) · (863) 651-1160 · [email protected]
All 130 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Plant City 32 aircraft · 26 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Midway Aviation CO 2 aircraft in town
- Kingsky Flight Academy LLC 26 aircraft · flight school
- Lakeland Aero Club INC 12 aircraft · flying club
- Alpha Guru Aviation Maintenance INC · repair station
- Sensenich Wood Propeller Company INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 984 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PCM.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 22, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.